Social, pop culture, and arts musings from a literary humanist.
I spent a bit of time yesterday going through some old notes. Specifically, I was looking for some notes I wrote about a potential new play that I wanted to write, but I also thought it might be interesting if I could find the first words I ever put down regarding my play that just […]
Read More Creating Newton Badger (and other forest creatures)The wait hasn’t been without its frustrations, but it is now over. The Uncommon Loons have officially been invited to be a producer in the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival! This isn’t the first time that we’ll have taken a show on the road to Minneapolis. Back in 2014, we joined the Twin Cities 24 Theater […]
Read More Finally a Fringe figureI’m pleased to see that, a year after the massacre that left a dozen people dead, the Parisian satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is continuing to do what they’ve always done. It’s an act of bravery indeed to not allow yourself to be cowered into the corner after such an unspeakable act of violence; it’s something […]
Read More A year after the Charlie Hebdo massacreFor the better part of the last couple days, I’ve been in bed. Part of this is due to a lack of employment during winter break, for it’s difficult to find substitute teaching work when class isn’t in session. But more importantly than that is the fact that I’m one of the more than 350 […]
Read More The funny thing about depression…